Consists of 3,800 documents, most of which were previously released with parts redacted but also includes 441 formerly withheld-in-full. The documents were released by the CIA and FBI. From the National Archives and Records Administration

Examines the controversy over the disclosure of classified information by the president and related government standards for classifying and declassifying information. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Shows total number of Freedom of Information Act requests for information received by federal agencies during 2016, a 10% increase over 2015, and the highest number received in any year since the passage of the law. Also shows number of requests processed, the outcome of requests, backlogged requests and average processing time. From the Justice Department

In response to current administration concerns about “out-of-control “government leaks, this letter responds to a FOIA request and reveals that 37 crime reports relating to leaks of classified information were received by the Justice Department during 2016. The average number of such leaks reported between 2009 and 2015 was 39.7. For 2009-2015 year-by-year data, see https://fas.org/irp/agency/doj/crimes-reports.html

Completed in September 2016 but released to the public in unclassified form in December 2016. Reviews how the Snowden disclosures occurred, what the U.S. government knows about the man who released the information, and whether the security shortfalls have been remedied. From the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Long withheld 1984 5th part of the Central Intelligence Agency’s history of what went wrong at the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961. Volumes 1-4 were previously released. The CIA claimed a “deliberative process” privilege for the volume, an internal investigation, but changes in the FOIA require release of drafts if they are more than 25 years old. Posted by the National Security Archive. Previous volumes in the CIA’s Electronic Reading Room